wheel spacers.....

BLoWbyU · 02-27-2005, 05:58 PM

Does anyone here use the 2" wheel spacer to set out the back wheels from under the car? I thought it would be an inexpensive way to get a wider stance in the back but i wondered if it was 100% safe.

mike sweeney · 02-27-2005, 06:47 PM

I am using 1 inch spacers in the rear and they look perfect. I thing 2 inches would be too much, the tires would extend past the top of the fender lip. I have had no problems with my spacers so far. I will likley be going to a set of 10.5 deep dish wheels and 315 tires soon and then I will remove the spacers.

BLoWbyU · 02-28-2005, 03:31 AM

i think 2" might work better on my 97. the 99-04 rear wheels seem to be a little more flush with the fenders stock, from the back mine just looks weird like the tires are way underneath the car.

"94" 5.0 · 03-11-2005, 10:54 PM

i have a 94 and i know what you mean.i think its the way the quarter panels bow out that creates this appearance.

jon3sgte · 03-21-2005, 12:53 PM

wheres the best place to get 1" spacers

BLoWbyU · 03-21-2005, 06:23 PM

i have seen them on ebay new for $30 for 2 up $150. dont know if there is any diff in quality, all the descriptions were the same.

ModMotorRacer · 03-21-2005, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jon3sgte

wheres the best place to get 1" spacers

http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...d=537&pcid=215

I bought mine here. The quality is excellent.

Adam :icon_rr:

BLoWbyU · 03-22-2005, 12:20 AM

Did you have to install longer studs? The ones i saw have the holes to bolt to your axle using existings studs and then they have new studs sticking out to bolt your wheels on.

jon3sgte · 03-22-2005, 07:01 AM

what size did you get?

"94" 5.0 · 03-22-2005, 09:54 AM

heres a link to some 1" spacers pretty good description and info about them.

http://secure.50resto.com/product1.c...roduct_ID=2479

ModMotorRacer · 03-22-2005, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLoWbyU

Did you have to install longer studs? The ones i saw have the holes to bolt to your axle using existings studs and then they have new studs sticking out to bolt your wheels on.

Yes I have 3" studs front and rear (its the rules) and depending on what kind of wheel you run you may have to put on longer studs. Something about those ones with studs attached doesn't sit well with me. I bought 1/2" ones. I wouldn't use spacers unless you have too..they are extremely hard on the bearing that supports the axle or the front hub.

Adam

02-27-2005, 05:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
BLoWbyU 97 FORD MySTANG Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: WESTERN PA Posts: 79	wheel spacers..... Does anyone here use the 2" wheel spacer to set out the back wheels from under the car? I thought it would be an inexpensive way to get a wider stance in the back but i wondered if it was 100% safe. __________________ :alien: ____________________________________________ 1997 GT 5 speed CAI Flowmaster 40's Soon to come..... Fix my Crappy leaking intake BBK offroad H pipe 3:73's or 4:10's

02-27-2005, 06:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
mike sweeney Senior Gear Banger Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Two Harbors, MN. Posts: 230	I am using 1 inch spacers in the rear and they look perfect. I thing 2 inches would be too much, the tires would extend past the top of the fender lip. I have had no problems with my spacers so far. I will likley be going to a set of 10.5 deep dish wheels and 315 tires soon and then I will remove the spacers. __________________ 2004 Torch Red GT Flowmaster Am.Thunder cat back, SLP Mid Pipe Steeda Underdrive pulleys 3.73 gears Diablosport Predator tune Grille Delete and Mach 1 spoiler Rear Wing delete Mustang Tuning Shifter Bullitt Handling Kit

02-28-2005, 03:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
BLoWbyU 97 FORD MySTANG Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: WESTERN PA Posts: 79	i think 2" might work better on my 97. the 99-04 rear wheels seem to be a little more flush with the fenders stock, from the back mine just looks weird like the tires are way underneath the car. __________________ :alien: ____________________________________________ 1997 GT 5 speed CAI Flowmaster 40's Soon to come..... Fix my Crappy leaking intake BBK offroad H pipe 3:73's or 4:10's

03-21-2005, 06:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
BLoWbyU 97 FORD MySTANG Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: WESTERN PA Posts: 79	i have seen them on ebay new for $30 for 2 up $150. dont know if there is any diff in quality, all the descriptions were the same. __________________ :alien: ____________________________________________ 1997 GT 5 speed CAI Flowmaster 40's Soon to come..... Fix my Crappy leaking intake BBK offroad H pipe 3:73's or 4:10's

03-22-2005, 12:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
BLoWbyU 97 FORD MySTANG Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: WESTERN PA Posts: 79	Did you have to install longer studs? The ones i saw have the holes to bolt to your axle using existings studs and then they have new studs sticking out to bolt your wheels on. __________________ :alien: ____________________________________________ 1997 GT 5 speed CAI Flowmaster 40's Soon to come..... Fix my Crappy leaking intake BBK offroad H pipe 3:73's or 4:10's

03-11-2005, 10:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
"94" 5.0 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: elizabethtown,kentucky Posts: 29	i have a 94 and i know what you mean.i think its the way the quarter panels bow out that creates this appearance.

03-21-2005, 12:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
jon3sgte Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 63	wheres the best place to get 1" spacers

03-22-2005, 07:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
jon3sgte Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 63	what size did you get?

03-22-2005, 09:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
"94" 5.0 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: elizabethtown,kentucky Posts: 29	heres a link to some 1" spacers pretty good description and info about them. http://secure.50resto.com/product1.c...roduct_ID=2479

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